Los Ticos have maintained their status as a team at the World Cup level. As expected, they couldn’t replicate their success from Brazil 2018 in Qatar 2022. Eight and a half years ago, they managed to reach the quarter-finals. The hero of the national team, Keylor Navas, headed to Real Madrid. Over time, he made his way from Madrid through PSG and ended up at Nottingham Forest. The goalkeeper conceded many goals in the last World Cup (7 against Spain and 4 against Germany), but he managed a clean sheet against Japan. This resulted in a 1-0 victory, which can be considered satisfactory participation. After that, there were only friendly matches, including an unexpected loss to Guatemala.
The “Tricolor” should remember that in the next qualifying campaign, they will have to compensate for a 3-point penalty. This was imposed because Colombian player Castillo was fielded in the previous cycle. However, it turned out to be a minor scare as they faced the threat of being excluded from the World Cup. They participated and performed well, defeating the host country Qatar and even drawing with the favorites, the Netherlands. But to reach the playoffs, they needed to play successfully against Senegal, to which they lost. As a result, there was a change in the coach, and Felix Sanchez Bas is currently leading the team. Interestingly, his previous position was with the Qatar national team. He started with a trip to Australia in March, where they exchanged victories with the hosts. And the summer began with a 1-0 win against Bolivia. More 888 soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
